The list of manufacturers supporting Tesla grows every day: the American electric car company wants to impose its NACS connector (North American charging standard), providing access to its Supercharger network of more than 12,000 charging points across North America.
Just signed a new agreement with Toyota and Lexus in this sense: Japanese manufacturers will adopt the NACS connector on their electric vehicles from 2025.
Toyota and Lexus: gradual implementation of NACS
Indeed, the Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) group. will integrate NACS charging ports on certain 100% electric Toyota and Lexus brand models from 2025including Toyota’s all-new three-row, 100% electric SUV that will be built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK).
In addition, customers who own or lease compatible Toyota and Lexus electrified vehicles equipped with a combined CCS (Combined Charging System) port will, from 2025, receive Combined CCS/NACS adapterwhich will allow charging at NACS charging stations that are equipped with a Tesla Supercharger.
With the Toyota and Lexus apps, customers will have access to a large network of chargers, among others more than 84,000 charging points in North America, including Level 2 and DC fast chargers. With the NACS standard, customers will have access to more charging options, including ultra-fast chargers, allowing them to travel to even more destinations with confidence.
There are more and more fans of Tesla’s NACS connector
It’s been almost a year since Tesla offered its signature charger for set a new standard, called NACS. As an argument, the American manufacturer stated that its connector is more compact and easier to use, and Tesla cars equipped with the NACS connector already make up the majority of the electric car market.
After Nissan, Toyota is the second Japanese automaker to announce support for the Tesla NACS standard. Last May, Ford decided to use the NACS connector on its electric vehicles, followed by General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Rivian, Volvo and Polestar. SAE International, the organization responsible for developing industry standards, recently announced that it will begin a standardization process for the NACS connector, which will be called SAE J3400.
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Source: Auto Plus
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